Consulate General of China in Osaka: perrin3.com

Consulate General of China in Osaka

Getting ready to head off to China on a business trip or holiday? Don't forget to apply for your visa well in advance. There are only two countries that I know of that don't need visas for short trips, Japan and Singapore. Everyone else needs one.

Here's how to get to the Chinese Consulate in Osaka and apply for a visa.

How to get there:

Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka
3-9-2 Utsubohonmachi Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0004

URL: http://osaka.china-consulate.org/
Phone: 06-6445-9481/9482
Fax: 06-6445-9475

This consulate covers Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama, Shiga, Mie, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi, Okayama, Tottori, Shimane, and Hiroshima.

Hours: 9AM - 12PM & 1:30PM - 2:30PM

Subway:

Take the Sennichimae Line (Pink) or Chuo Line (Green) to Awaza Station. Awaza is station C-15 on the Chuo Line or station S-13 on the Sennichimae Line.

Subway maps:

Joho Maps - Great subway and train map in English and Japanese of Osaka with stations linked to Google Maps.
Official Osaka Subway Map This is a PDF map of the Osaka subway in English

Map to the Consulate:

Get out of the subway at either Exit 3 or Exit 9. Exit 9 is the closest. You'll have to walk a little bit if you get out of Exit 3. From Exit 9 you make a 180° turn to the right and head toward the brownish orange brick building on the left side of the road. It's about 200 meters from Exit 9.

What to bring:

If you're going on business get an invitation letter from the company in Chinese inviting you to China. Tourists will need the name and address of the hotel(s) where they plan to stay.

Bring a copy of your passport as well as the actual passport. If you don't have a copy of the passport they have a copy machine in the waiting area that you can use.

Bring a copy of your Gaijin Card, front and back. Again, you can make copies of this there.

If you're going on business, a letter of proof of employment would be a good idea. This can be in Japanese.

Take a 3cm by 4cm photo of yourself. If you like they have a small photo booth machine in the waiting area.You can take your pictures there.

You will be given a 1 page form to fill out. The copy I received was in English and Chinese. It's just basic information about you and your trip to China. After filling this out bring the form and your documents/copies to Window #4. They will take your passport and give you a ticket stating when you can pick up your passport and Chinese visa. Mine took 4 days and cost ¥6000 for a single entry visa.There are longer, multiple-entry visas available as well. If you need a visa faster than that they also have a rush service for an extra ¥3000, and you can pick it up the next day.

That's it. Enjoy your trip to China.

Comments

Thanks! Exactly the information I was looking for! Im going to Shanghai next week!

Posted by: Henrik at December 28, 2006 1:55 AM

thanks for the info, stellar job.
This seems a kinda random site, I just found it through google, but its exactly what i needed. Photos of the building are a great idea.
no more stress for me.
cheers

Posted by: martyn at January 31, 2007 10:34 AM

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Posted by: juan at July 18, 2007 10:13 PM

Incredibly useful write-up! Thanks a bunch!!!

Posted by: ma at November 7, 2007 10:45 AM

A word to the wise: thanks to the lovely US Guvment raising visa fees for Chinese citizens wishing to visit the US, China has returned the favor. The fee for US citizens has been raised to ¥15,000!

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Posted by: cassican at March 27, 2008 1:55 PM

Thanks so much! This information is incredibly useful - just what I was hoping to find. Glad to know my trip from Kyoto to Osaka won't be a wild goose chase now. :)

Posted by: Renee at March 27, 2008 10:09 PM

The information are clear and straight and glad that it is given in English. This made my job easy.
The visa fees is high. Cant help it.

Regds

Posted by: Jagdish Singh at April 15, 2008 9:31 AM

The information are clear and straight and glad that it is given in English. This made my job easy.
The visa fees is high. Cant help it.

Regds

Posted by: Jagdish Singh at April 15, 2008 9:31 AM

Nice info. One thing is needed for non japanese, re-entry permit from immigration office. And my travel agent requires me to provide certificate of deposit with the balance of more than 300.000 yen

Posted by: senior at July 16, 2008 5:20 PM

The Chinese Consulate now want evidence of flights/itinery and a fax/evidence/confirmation of what Hotel you are staying in and for how long.

Posted by: Mike at August 1, 2008 2:00 PM

BTW if you dive there is a Life supermarket nearby with free limited parking.
Heavy police prescence in the area,possibly due to Olympic Games?

Posted by: Mike at August 1, 2008 2:02 PM

The Chinese Consulate now want evidence of flights/itinery and a fax/evidence/confirmation of what Hotel you are staying in and for how long.
Also if you drive, there is a Life Supermarket nearby with free limited parking.
Very strong Police prescence near Consulate,possibly due to Olympic Games?

Posted by: Mike at August 1, 2008 2:04 PM

Thanks for the info. This is the exactly information that I need. Thanks for sharing.
I hope I can find the consulate tomorrow. Ofcourse, will be based on your direction.

Posted by: Rosi at August 28, 2008 4:04 PM

You saved my sanity and my life by posting this info! Thank you!

Posted by: Caroline at September 24, 2008 9:50 PM

Thank you so much.

I am going to get my visa to China on Monday... I leave on the 23rd! Your advice saved my sanity :P

Posted by: Nagako at December 10, 2008 11:04 PM